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Born in Omaha, Nebraska in1958, James Wolford is an American landscape
painter with a focus on marine and architectural subjects. After graduating
from The Kansas City Art Institute in 1981, he was offered a scholarship and a
position as a teaching assistant at Boston University school of fine arts where
he completed his Master of Fine Arts.

In 1984 James moved from the East Coast to Colorado to pursue his desire to
paint scenes of the modern West. In 1991, his innovative use of color was
recognized by an award from the Colorado Federation for the Arts. In 1996, he
relocated to the coast of Maine, which has traditionally drawn artists to its
rocky shores and historical villages. His work is featured on the cover of The
Art of Monhegan Island, published in 2004.

James frequently paints urban subject matter. Capturing the subtleties
and intensities of light, whether on the face of a city building or a rural
landscape, is essential to his work as a contemporary realist. Many of his
paintings are awash in the light that exists for only a short period of time in
the morning or late afternoon. His fascination with the many facets of
water, including the seemingly abstract qualities of reflections, provides
continual inspiration.

Although his paintings evoke a strong sense of place, James chooses his
subjects primarily for their formal qualities. There usually is some human
element in his paintings, whether it is a single human being or man made
object. James often takes subjects considered mundane and transforms them by
finding and pointing out their inherent beauty.

James now resides in the Boston area and is a member of the
Copley Society of Artists and also a signature member of the American
Association of Marine Artists.